***These animated shorts are unrated and some contain material that is unsuitable for children. Wild Love has violent content and Mind My Mind has sexual content.  

World / 95 min / Animation

Various languages with English subtitles

Sponsored by STCU

A selection of the world’s finest animation.

He Can’t Live Without Cosmos

Russia / 16 min.

Directed by Konstantin Bronzit

A mother and son dance in this ode to freedom, love, and destiny.

Cycle

Netherlands / 3 min.

Directed by Sophie Olga de Jon & Systke Kok

A girl learns to cycle from her grandfather. She discovers that where the road ends, real adventure begins.

Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad

USA / 6 min. / English

Directed by Camrus Johnson, Pedro Piccinini

A grieving father urges us to cherish every second we have with the ones we love.

The Physics of Sorrow

Canada/France / 28 min. / English

Directed by Theodore Ushev

We roam through personal labyrinths, carrying nothing but a suitcase of memories: a portable time capsule filled with assorted mementos from a past we can no longer reach.

Final Act

France / 8 min.

Directed by Miguel Amendola, Clara Obeidi, Yohan Gantelet, Lucie Krencker, Geoffrey Rakotoarisoa, Antonin Geral-Aries

André and Philip find the ultimate hunting technique.

Wild Love

France / 7 min.

Directed by Paul Autric

While on a romantic getaway, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident. They won’t escape punishment.

Mind My Mind

Belgium/Netherlands / 30 min. / English

Directed by Floor Adams

When relying on social imperatives to survive in the world, it’s not easy to go off-script. Especially if you’re obsessed with German dive bombers.

*SpIFF unfortunately will be unable to play A Double Life during this festival. We apologize for any inconvenience.